Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Uttara kalamrita


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. In such cases, a cleanup is needed, not deletion. Clearly encyclopaedic topic. Tone 13:53, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Uttara kalamrita

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This could be an encyclopedic topic, but it is not written as a properly intelligible article at present. But this being a somewhat expert topic, proper investigation is needed. Previously deleted for copyvio, the talk page says this is an ancient text, so out of copyright. Splash - tk 15:08, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Please find reference Kepler.edu (kepler college newsletter) includes uttara kalamrita as ancient text for vedic astrology.

Contemporary forms of vedic astrology

The above article describes various manuscripts (books) on vedic astrology including uttara kalamrita. The text in the referenced article also uses sanskrit terms like guru because these have no equivalent in the English Language, Jyotisha is also a sanskrit term.

The article uses sanskrit terms (since it is vedic astrology, India) and may not be easily understood by people not knowing the basics of vedic astrology. However it would be of interest and a valuable source of reference to people knowing or wanting to know about Vedic Astrology.Astrosutraindia (talk) 15:34, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Please also find the various editions of books published based on this ancient manuscript however these are only translations of the original 17th/18th century manuscript and no copyright holds on the original manuscript.

Google Books Listing Astrosutraindia (talk) 15:57, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 16:22, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 16:22, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. The book is notable, the article is in need of editing, but that's no reason to delete. I was the one that tagged the earlier one as G12, but this version is significantly different. Clean up and wikify tags should suffice. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 16:33, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep, seems to be a notable work. I tagged, categorised, and wikified at least the intro.  The following sections get too deep in the weeds, and it's not clear what the lengthy list of references is actually proving, but it certainly seems a valid contribution to Category:Hindu astrology. MatthewVanitas (talk) 19:29, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

The lengthy list of reference is used in astrological predictions. As an example mercury is the significator for speech, communication, intellect etc. and the position and placement of mercury in conjunction with other factors in a horoscope determines the persons disposition and interest in these areas. 123.236.53.221 (talk) 03:45, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep, book exists and is notable. (Ah, finally I know what the astronomy text attributed to Kalidasa is!) Shreevatsa (talk) 19:35, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Note to closer: I have moved the page to Uttara Kalamrita per MOS. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 01:33, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
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